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Students’ council members chat before the September 17th meeting. Amanda Erickson/The Griff Councillors ask executive committee members tough questions. Raynesh Ram Photo by Amanda Erickson SAMU kicked off its 2025-2026 students’ council meeting with a packed...
Protestors chant together. Amanda Erickson/The Griff. Demonstrators called out Carney for his alleged hypocrisy Raynesh Ram Photos by Amanda Erickson Pro-Palestine demonstrators rallied outside an Edmonton hotel hosting Prime Minister Mark Carney and the...
At the beginning of the school year, the City of Edmonton increased transit security and provided awareness of proper transit use. Photo supplied by the City of Edmonton. The City of Edmonton re-launched the “Here to Help” transit safety campaign to help educate...
Fuck sickos, fuck the trolls Raynesh Ram Graphic by Forrester Toews If you’re online as much as I am, chances are you have heard about the untimely passing of YouTuber Gothic KingCobraJFS, also known as the gothic bad boy or Josh Saunders, his real name. His death...
PAWSS now goes by WAGS to meet the requirements of MacEwan’s standards. Raynesh RamPhoto provided by WAGS CORRECTION SEPT. 24, 2025: MacEwan's contract with Good boy Dog Training was not invalid, but rather had expired. Additionally, Good Boy Dog Training says they...
Members of the group spoke about housing and transit safety issues. Raynesh Ram Photo by Amanda Erickson The Edmonton Student Alliance (ESA), a collective that represents over 100,000 post-secondary students in Edmonton — including MacEwan students — has been in...
Photos: Amanda Erickson/TheGriff A new mental health platform and election changes were discussed at this month’s SC meeting. MacEwan is considering adopting an online program for students in crisis Vice-president (student life) Alem Tesfay said MacEwan is in talks...
Illustration: Hayden Carkner/The Griff 15 million dollars from the federal government will be available for property developers to create student housing downtown. The city of Edmonton’s executive committee voted to recommend a new affordable housing initiative for...
Although the group has been suspended for their demonstrations at MacEwan, they say their movement will not stop. SAMU officially suspended the Palestine Student Alliance (PSA) in May after handing out multiple warnings for violating the student group code of...
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The pilot program offers discounts until Sept. 1 This past June, MacEwan officially announced the off-campus housing pilot program for which students can apply to rent an apartment close to campus at a discounted price. The...
Photo: Amanda Erickson/The Griff The Textbook Affordability program is continuing to look for alternatives. Depending on the program, domestic students could pay up to $1,000 for textbooks in a single semester. MacEwan’s textbook affordability program aims to...
PHOTO: MacEwan Students’ Council VP’s Wilfrid Youbi Fansi and Andrei Santiago pose for a photo with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the KDays Premier’s breakfast on July 18, 2025. Amanda Erickson/The Griff SAMU executives met with politicians to discuss student...
Council discussed low engagement with Griffins games, the Edmonton Student Alliance’s transit survey, and voted to reinstate a councillor. Photo: MacEwan Students’ Council VP’s set up before the meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Amanda Erickson/The...
Richard Walker I met Richard Walker in a secret room at MacEwan. I say secret because it’s a place where Walker can find alone time to study and work. “It's empty and I can focus, because if I'm in the library, I end up talking. If I'm at the gym, I end up...
Aleace Moom Aleace Moom is running to be elected as vice-president (student life). Last year, she was appointed to the role after the position was left vacant last April. During her time as vice-president (student life), Moom has focused her attention on...